Dograh AI

The open-source, self-hostable alternative to Vapi & Retell — build production voice agents with a drag-and-drop workflow builder. From zero to a working bot in under 2 minutes.

   

📖 Docs  ·  📜 BSD 2-Clause  ·  🌐 中文

• 100% open source, self-hostable — no vendor lock-in, unlike Vapi or Retell
• Full control & transparency — every line of code is open, with flexible LLM / TTS / STT integration
• Maintained by YC alumni and exit founders, committed to keeping voice AI open

🎥 Featured

Featured by Better Stack — a hands-on look at Dograh

📺 Prefer a 2-minute product walkthrough? Click here.

⚖️ Dograh vs Vapi vs Retell

An honest comparison on the axes that matter most to teams evaluating voice AI platforms.

	Dograh	Vapi	Retell
License	BSD 2-Clause (open source)	Proprietary	Proprietary
Self-hostable	✅ Yes — one Docker command	❌ SaaS only	❌ SaaS only
Pricing	Free (self-host) · usage-based (cloud)	Per-minute SaaS	Per-minute SaaS
Bring your own LLM / STT / TTS	✅ Any provider, or use Dograh's stack	Configurable within their integrations	Configurable within their integrations
Source-level customization	✅ Every line is yours to modify	❌ Closed source	❌ Closed source
Data residency	Your infra, your rules	Their cloud	Their cloud
Vendor lock-in	None	Full	Full

🚀 Get Started

Download and setup Dograh on your Local Machine

Note

We collect anonymous usage data to improve the product. You can opt out by setting ENABLE_TELEMETRY=false before running the startup script.

Note

If you wish to run the platform on a remote server instead, checkout our Documentation

curl -o docker-compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dograh-hq/dograh/main/docker-compose.yaml && curl -o start_docker.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dograh-hq/dograh/main/scripts/start_docker.sh && chmod +x start_docker.sh && ./start_docker.sh

⚡ Prefer an AI agent to set it up for you? If you use Claude Code or Codex, install the official Dograh setup skill and let your agent handle installation, configuration, and troubleshooting — it detects your OS, picks the right deploy path, runs Dograh's own setup scripts, and verifies the result.

# In Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add dograh-hq/dograh-plugins
/plugin install dograh@dograh

Then start a new session and ask it to "set up Dograh" (or run /dograh-setup). Codex is supported too — see the plugin repo.

Note

First startup may take 2-3 minutes to download all images. Once running, open http://localhost:3010 to create your first AI voice assistant! For common issues and solutions, see 🔧 Troubleshooting.

🎙️ Your First Voice Bot

1. Open http://localhost:3010 in your browser.
2. Pick Inbound or Outbound, name your bot (e.g. Lead Qualification), and describe the use case in 5–10 words (e.g. Screen insurance form submissions for purchase intent).
3. Click Web Call — you're talking to your bot.

🔑 No API keys needed. Dograh ships with auto-generated keys and its own LLM / TTS / STT stack. Connect your own keys for LLM, TTS, STT, or Telephony (e.g. Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx) anytime.

Features

Voice Capabilities

• Telephony: Built-in telephony integration like Twilio, Vonage, Vobiz, Cloudonix (easily add others), with support for transferring calls to human agents
• Languages: English support (expandable to other languages)
• Custom Models: Bring your own TTS/STT models
• Real-time Processing: Low-latency voice interactions

Developer Experience

• Zero Config Start: Auto-generated API keys for instant testing
• Python-Based: Built on Python for easy customization
• Docker-First: Containerized for consistent deployments
• Modular Architecture: Swap components as needed

Testing & Quality

• Test Mode: Try your agent end-to-end before publishing, with no production calls or data affected
• In-Dashboard Web Calls: Talk to your bot directly while building — no telephony setup required
• QA Node: A built-in workflow node that analyzes prompt quality across your other nodes

Deployment Options

Local Development

Refer Local Setup

Self-Hosted Deployment

For detailed deployment instructions including remote server setup with HTTPS, see our Docker Deployment Guide.

Cloud Version

Visit https://www.dograh.com for our managed cloud offering.

📚Documentation

You can go to https://docs.dograh.com for our documentation.

📦 SDKs

• Python SDK — pypi.org/project/dograh-sdk
• Node SDK — npmjs.com/package/@dograh/sdk

🤝Community & Support

👋 Coming from the Better Stack video? Drop your use case in our pinned GitHub Discussion — we read every reply and the founders personally onboard early adopters.

• Slack — the cornerstone of Dograh AI contributions. Connect with maintainers, discuss features before coding, get help with setup, and stay current on contribution sprints.
• GitHub Discussions — share use cases, ask questions, swap workflow recipes.
• GitHub Issues — report bugs or request features.

👉 Join us → Dograh Community Slack

🙌 Contributing

We love contributions! Dograh AI is 100% open source and we intend to keep it that way.

Getting Started

• Fork the repository
• Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
• Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

Dograh AI is licensed under the BSD 2-Clause License- the same license as projects that were used in building Dograh AI, ensuring compatibility and freedom to use, modify, and distribute.

🏢 About

Built with ❤️ by Dograh (Zansat Technologies Private Limited) Founded by YC alumni and exit founders committed to keeping voice AI open and accessible to everyone.

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